第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Ever wonder why there are so many people polluting the earth? Ever say to yourself：Hey, I wish that I could do more to help the environment? Have you ever thought about trying to help the earth but never really did it? Well, here are some pretty easyand skillful ideas for that green - earth desire inside you.
●Turn off your computer. By leaving it on all day you are creating more CO2than a regular passenger would, driving to and from work in one day.
● Ride your bike or carpool (合用汽车).Obviously, youare creating less CO2which will help the ozone(臭氧). ● Make a garden. Even simply grow some plants in your kitchen, which will help produce more oxygen while eating up some of that evil CO2.
● Buy local groceries. It creates less impact on the environment. Besides, you're supporting your local farmers.
● Recycle. You had to see this coming. But you have no idea how much you are helping the environment by simply reusing a water bottle instead of buying a huge pack at the store.
● Don't run the water while brushing. It saves you money and helps the water resources. ● Open the curtains. Natural light is much prettier and it will keep the energy usage down.
● Rechargeable batteries. You have no idea how much it takes to get rid of batteries. Do yourself a favor. Save some money and some energy.
1. If you don't want to create more CO2, you may_______. A. turn off your computer or open the curtains B. turn off your computer or ride your bike or carpool C. make a garden or open the curtains D. use rechargeable batteries or make a garden
2. Which of the following can best describe the function of the first paragraph? A. Main body. B. Argument. C. Lead - in. D. Conclusion. 3. The main idea of the passage is about________.
A. the importance of environmental protection B. some ways about how to prevent pollution C. some suggestions about how to save energy D. some suggestions about environmental protection
B
The term \"bird brain\" is frequently used to describe a person's lack of intelligence and good decision-making ability. However, some scientists believe it should be considered a praise, given that many birds can perform human tasks like producing and using tools, solving problems, and planning for future needs. Now,Griffin, an African Grey parrot, has proved that birds may even possess better visual memories than human adults and children.
The study, led by Hrag Pailian, a researcher at Harvard University, had the parrot compete in the game against twenty-one undergraduate students and twenty-one 6 to 8-year-old children. The popular challenge involves hiding a small object under one of three or more upside-down cups, which are moved around. Participants are required to accurately identify the cup under which the object lies. To make the task more challenging, the researchers required participants to track two, three, and four objects at the same time.
An analysis of the results showed thatGriffinoutperformed the 6 to 8-year-olds across all levels on average. Even more impressive, the \"bird brain\" performed as well as, or slightly better than, the 21 Harvard students on 12 of the 14 trials! It was only in the final two tests, which had the most objects and most movement, that the parrot fell behind the adults. However,Griffin's performance was never below that of the children.
Griffinwas the candidate of choice because the scientists needed an animal that had a brain functionality similar to that of humans. \"The fact that the smart parrot loves to show off his brain power in exchange for a few cashews (腰果) did not hurt either\other African Grey parrots, has been studying the species for over four decades and is considered a pioneer in the study of bird intelligence.
4. Whatwere the participants required to do in the study?
A. Identify different kinds of objects. B. Tell where the hidden object lies. C. Track other participants' performance. D. Move around upside-down cups. 5. What did the results of the study indicate? A. 6 to 8-year-olds did better thanGriffin. B. Parrots have a better memory than other birds.
C. Harvard students have a better visual memory. D.Griffinoutsmarted Harvard students in some trials. 6. Why wasGriffinchosen for the experiment? A. It was good at making decisions. B. It was specially trained for experiments. C. It had similar brain functions to human beings. D. It loved to show off his language power for some treats. 7. What is the best title for the text?
A. \"Bird brain\" becomes a term for a stupid person. B. Harvard lecturer pioneers in bird intelligence study. C. Parrot outsmarted Harvard students in visual memory test. D. Researchers made new discoveries about human intelligence.
C
The founder of Earth Day was Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator fromWisconsin. During the late 1960s, Americans witnessed the uninvited side effects of high productivity. Factories and power plants were sending out smoke and industrial waste while Americans were using petrol for their massive(大量的) cars, making air pollution almostsynonymous withthe nation’s development.
What moved Senator Nelson to action was the 1969 massive oil spill inCalifornia, the largest in theUnited Statesat that time. The spill proved to be an environmental nightmare as it had a significant effect on marine life, killing about 3,500 sea birds, as well as marine animals such as dolphins, elephant seals and sea lions, fueling public anger. Inspired by the student antiwar movement at that period of time, Nelson found it an appropriate time to direct the energy of the students towards a fight for environmental protection. He decided that it was time to educate the Americans on the need to protect the environment. Thus Earth Day was born in 1970, and public environmentalawareness took centre stage.
On 22ndApril 1970, millions of Americans took to the street and thousands of students marched to appeal for a healthy, sustainable environment. There was now a new synergy(协同作用) among different groups which had previously been fighting their causes related to the environment. Their fight for environmental conservation became so overwhelming that affected businesses were forced to follow environmental standards if they wanted to continue their operations.
As it became more apparent that environmental issues were not just localized ones but a global concern, the
year 1990 saw Earth Day reach out to many more around the world. Earth Day 1990 helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit inRio de Janeiro, bringing together many nations for a united effort towards protecting the environment.
8. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “synonymous with” in paragraph 1? A. familiar with B. opposite to C. different from D. equal to 9. Why did Nelson found Earth Day? A. To support students’ antiwar movement.
B. To draw people’s attention to the seriousness of the oil spill. C. To arouse American’s awareness of environmental conservation. D. To educate Americans to protect marine life threatened by oil spill events. 10. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Businesses would like to follow environmental standards. B. Earth Day united people to fight for environmental protection.
C. It was the side effects of high productivity that led Nelson to take action. D. The 1992 United Nations Earth Summit made Earth Day known to more countries. 11. The passage mainly talks about_______. A. how Earth Day came into being B. why Earth Day was so significant C. who the founder of Earth Day was D. what Earth Day meantto the world
D
An afternoon nap(午睡)is one of the joys of life, although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures, people will have a daily nap — thisis fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime, when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepiness — as in the Alzheimer's study — can be a marker of an underlying condition.
For most people, napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night, says Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep expert. \"If you feel sleepy during the day, you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needs — it doesn't need to be kept awake with caffeine, it needs sleep. \"The feeling to notice is \"sleepiness\
So how do you nap well? The key thing, says Stanley, is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap. \"When you fall asleep, you'll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep. You don't want to wake up in deep sleep because that's when you wake and feel worse than you did before. \"Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep; napping for 90 minutes means you'll complete a sleep cycle.
Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep — some people are better at napping than others but, says Stanley, \"a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes\" — you can set an alarm, allowing a 30- to 40-minute period for a short nap, and up to two hours for a longer one.
A good time to nap is during the body's natural dip in the afternoon, between 2 pm and 4 pm. \"You don't really want to be napping much pastthatbecause then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep,\" Stanley says. The point, he stresses, is to get good night-time sleep, which would ensure you probably don't need to nap at all.
12. What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people? A. Caffeine addiction. B. Psychological stress. C. Insufficient night sleep. D. Potential physical illness. 13. What is the key to a good nap?
A. Duration. B. Surroundings. C. Health. D. Stages. 14. What does the underlined word \"that\" in the last paragraph refer to? A. A 30- to 40- minute period. B. Between 2 pm and 4 pm. C. Between 5 and 12 minutes. D. A 20- to 90-minute period. 15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Why to phase a nap B. When to take a good nap C. What to learn from a nap D. How to have a successful nap 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience?___16___, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at,he may feel uncomfortable.
___17___. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other's stare with you that way. Eyes
do speak, right?
___18___. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention to make her understand that he is admiring her. In fact, continuous eye contact occurs between lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time to show affection that words cannot express.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener is attentive.___19___, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uncomfortable. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.___20___.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
A. Quite the contrary B. The same is in daily life
C. In a bus you may look at a stranger
D. Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude E. This shows the listener is interested in your speech F. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking G. Sometimes it doesn't matter to look at someone too long
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
There was almost no reason for me to sing on my 51st birthday. Being recent “empty nesters”, my husband and I were doing our best to___21___to the too quiet house. This was a day when I___22___all to gather together. The plan, for my___23___day, was to meet our daughters, Jaime and Katie at a fancy___24___.
Our youngest, Katie called to say she might not be able to___25___the celebration dinner. She had heavy___26___earlier that day and, with the long ride ahead, she thought it___27___to stay at her own house and have a good sleep.
After all, this was my baby. How could she move so far away from me in the first place? But the reality I had to___28___was that she didn’t feel the need to___29___me every day. It made me____30____my abilities as a mother. I felt tears falling as I____31____what she had just said to me. Maybe she felt the____32____in my voice because, on second____33____, she changed her mind.“But”, she warned, “I didn’t have time to____34____you a
gift.”
We arrived with Katie already waiting for us to____35____. After dinner in it, Katie handed me a shopping bag. As I opened it, the____36____warmth filled my heart again: a mommy sitting in a rocking chair, holding a____37____in her arms. The all explanations read:____38____never leaves a mother’s arms.
I got the message loud and____39____, my daughter still loves me though she lives far away from me, and____40____much less than I’d like.
21. A. respond B. adjust C. react D. contribute 22. A. attracted B. assisted C. expected D. attached 23. A. special B. painful C. common D. casual 24. A. canteen B. shop C. hotel D. restaurant 25. A. miss B. hold C. prepare D. attend 26. A. weight B. traffic C. work D. rain 27. A. simpler B. better C. worse D. easier 28. A. deny B. stress C. face D. burden 29. A. understand B. teach C. visit D. phone 30. A. possess B. doubt C. acknowledge D. improve
31. A. analyzed B. tasted C. repeated D. memorized 32. A. embarrassment B. confusion C. disappointment D. excitement
33. A. thought B. assessment C. grade D. sigh 34. A. award B. spare C. buy D. show
35. A. stay on B. show up C. set off D. turn away
36. A. complicated B. contradictory C. academic D. previous 37. A. pet B. baby C. toy D. book 38. A. love B. mercy C. comfort D. pity 39. A. B. entire C. quick D. clear
40. A. calls B. compensates C. emails D. cares 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
It was in the ninth year when I began to suffer_____41._____depression. My parents noticed but felt that
since I’d always been______42.______good child, this would not last long.
___43.___(fortunate), it was not so. I didn’t have friends. Hardly could I share my problems. Deep anxiety began to destroy my_______44._______(confident). I got tired of studying and finally I refused to attend class,_______45._______(shut) myself in my room for hours.
The exam was drawing near, but I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad behavior. One morning, after an_______46._______(argue) with my father, I stood at the school gate, depressed. Then as the other students went to their classrooms, our headmaster called me. The next forty minutes was one of the most important_____47._____(moment) in my life. She said she____48.____(notice) a big change in me and wondered why. At first she took my hands in____49.____(she) and listened patiently as I said my worries. Then she hugged me as I cried. Months of loneliness disappeared in her motherly hug.
No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster,_____50._____helped me out simply by listening and hugging.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及修改仅限一词
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分 Dear Sir,
Thank you for invite me to the summer English course in your school. As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer a four-week course because it will give me more time to do some traveling and make a few new friends. Of all the subject I’m learning at school, I like English best. I had learned English for 6 years but my spoken English remains poorly. So I hope to take this chance improve it. If possible, I’d like to stay with a family for a few days in order that I can learn about any customs in England, what I’m particularly interested in. I believe I will have a wonderful time in this summer. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友John得知你所在的班级每节英语课前都轮流由一名同学做“Two-minute presentation”，特发来邮件询问情况。请给他回复一封邮件，介绍相关情况。
内容包括： 1.活动情况；
2.对英语学习的帮助； 3.你的建议。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear John,
How are you going?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua
参考答案
1. B 2. C 3. D
4. B 5. D 6. C 7. C
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. C 17. B 18. D 19. F 20. A
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. A
41. from
42. a 43. Unfortunately 44. confidence 45. shutting 46. argument 47. moments 48. had noticed 49. hers 50. who
51.(1). invite → inviting (2). your → my (3). a → the
(4).subject → subjects (5). had → have
(6).poorly → poor (7). chance后加to (8). any → some (9). what → which (10). 去掉in 52.略
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